| - JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS FIDH provides support to victims of torture, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide throughout legal proceedings. FIDH supports the work of the International Criminal Court, and contributes to national processes of transitional justice. - Example: FIDH, alongside its member organisation in Peru, APRODEH, supported victims during the trial of the former Peruvian President which resulted in his conviction and sentence to 25 years imprisonment. |
- RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE “FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM” FIDH denounces the opportunist manipulation of the fight against terrorism to attack and undermine fundamental freedoms. This legitimate and necessary struggle must be conducted with full respect for human rights. - Example: FIDH denounces the detention conditions at Guantanamo and lodged a complaint against Donald Rumsfeld for his responsablity in acts of torture committed at Guantanamo and Abou Ghraib. |
| - RESPECT FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS AS FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS FIDH supports the effective implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), to guarantee respect for women’s rights as human rights and to promote their vital role in peace processes and development. - Example: FIDH supports the work of women like Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2003 and Iran’s first woman judge) who fights for women’s rights in Iran and in the world on a daily basis . |
- PROTECTING THOSE WHO DEFEND ALL HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL In over 100 countries, defending human rights means risking severe repression. FIDH provides support and protection to Human Rights Defenders and lobbies the international community to recognise their vital role. - Example: FIDH is mobilised in order that HU Jia, a Chinese dissident be freed. |